Europe
Shawn James moves to Olympiacos
Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern University’08) is a new addition to the roster of Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1). James is coming over after starting the 2015-16 season with Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played seven games for them during their run in the 2016 Eurocup and was able to produce averages of 8.4…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa Round 9 Recap
Round 9 of the 2015-16 regular season in the Spanish Liga Endesa was both exciting and action-packed. Valencia Basket continues its reign over the league and remains the last team to taste defeat. They visited struggling Sevilla Basket and came away with a 67-81 road victory. Rafael Martinez exploded for 22 points to lead Valencia.…
Read MoreAdriatic League Round 13 action
Round 13 of the 2015/2016 Adriatic League has tipped off and league leaders Buducnost VOLI Podgorica stormed to another win to enhance its position at the top of the standings. In the other contests, Cedevita Zagreb remained on the hunt in second place with a victory over MZT Skopje, while Mega Leks recent good run…
Read MoreEuroleague, Friday recap
The story of Friday in the Euroleague involved a club that did not even take part in any of the action on the night, Zalgiris Kaunas. The Lithuanian giant had opened this week’s Euroleague action with a victory on Wednesday and qualified because of other results tonight, despite being idle. In the other news, Group…
Read MoreTrency Jackson pens with Lublin
Trency Jackson (188 cm, West Kentucky’15) has penned a deal to play for MKS Start Lublin (Poland, TBL) during this 2015/2016 season. The American is in his rookie season as a professional and earlier in the campaign had try outs with the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. Trency Jackson did not make the cut and…
Read MoreJack Cooley signs with Unicaja Malaga
Jack Cooley (206 cm, Notre Dame’13) has reached an agreement with Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be joining them this 2015-16 season. After his release from the Utah Jazz in October this year, Cooley joined the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was also eventually waived by the Cavs. In November Jack headed to the NBA D-League…
Read MoreGal Mekel released by Crvena Zvezda
Gal Mekel (190 cm, Wichita State’08) has been waived by Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS). Mekel is a 28-year-old Israeli player who returned to Europe after playing for a few NBA teams in 2014-15. He started the 2014-15 season on the roster of the Dallas Mavericks. He left in October and…
Read MoreEuroleague: two more progress to Top 16
Zalgiris Kaunas opened Round 8 of the 2015/2016 Euroleague on Wednesday with a win over Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir at home, and on Thursday there were six contests. Friday will complete the Round 8 picture and we will have a clearer view of the Top 16 too as a further five games will take place before…
Read MoreCashmere Wright deals with Leiden
Cashmere Wright (183 cm, Cincinnati’13) has agreed to terms on a deal with Zorg Zekerheid Leiden (Netherlands-Eredivisie) this 2015. Wright spent the pre-season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League) but did not secure a contract for the season. He initially spent the 2014-15 season with AEK Athens (Greece-A1), where he played four games and…
Read MoreDJ Seeley to Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014
DJ Seeley (193 cm, CS Fullerton’13) is a newcomer on the roster of Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015. DJ began the 2015-16 season playing for Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). He played seven games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 4.1 ppg and 1.4 apg. He also logged seven games in the domestic…
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